Philip Taldo
Northwest Arkansas Cities Join Forces to Manage Growth
As northwest Arkansas adds dozens of residents a day, cities like Pea Ridge and Centerton are joining regional efforts to tackle wastewater, housing and infrastructure challenges. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Northwest Arkansas by the Numbers, Shooting Up
The region is growing by 266 people per week, with Centerton and Pea Ridge leading the state in population growth. read more >
Philip Taldo Elected Chairman of the Arkansas Highway Commission (Super Mover)
Taldo succeeds Alec Farmer, who announced that he is stepping down as chairman at the end of the year. read more >
Jared Wiley Named Next ARDOT Director; Philip Taldo Named Highway Commission Chair
Wiley is currently the department's chief engineer for preconstruction. He's been with ARDOT since 2005. read more >
Infrastructure Deal Finally Gets Done
The windfall is expected to provide $3.6 billion for Arkansas roads and $278 million for bridge repair and replacement. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Put Money on Roads, Arkansans Urge Biden
In today’s political climate, even seemingly bipartisan issues like addressing the nation’s crumbling infrastructure can bog down quickly. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Taldo Laughs Last
Philip Taldo enjoyed a deep chuckle recalling a conversation he had with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson a few years ago. read more >
ArDOT Wins Long-Term Cash, Plots New I-30 Funding Path
The Arkansas Supreme Court may have handed the Arkansas Department of Transportation a loss in October, but the agency isn’t licking any wounds. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Road Funding in Arkansas Still Elusive
Gov. Asa Hutchinson sees highway funding as a priority when the state’s next legislative session opens in January. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Increasing Arkansas’ Speed Limit Up for Debate
Arkansans have more than a month to tell the state’s Department of Transportation what they think of increasing the highway speed limit. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Road Fix Up to Voters? ‘Well, Maybe’
Scott Bennett, director of the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department, says the state needs to double its current annual funding of $400 million to properly take care of its transportation needs. read more >
by Marty Cook -
No Splitting Hairs Over Philip Taldo’s Choice of Venue for Highway Oath
Philip Taldo is a Springdale man through and through so it shouldn’t have surprised anyone he took the Arkansas Highway Commission oath of office in a downtown barbershop. read more >
Taldo Talks Turnaround in Tuscany
Springdale real estate developer Philip Taldo had bad timing with his first foray in the Tuscany subdivision on Har-Ber Avenue in west Springdale. read more >
Philip Taldo Says Private Development Fuels Springdale’s Revitalization
Philip Taldo, the co-owner of Weichert Realtors-The Griffin Co. and president of One Springdale, a development company, and Partners Construction, talks to Arkansas Business about efforts to revitalize downtown Springdale, a city to which he has strong ties. read more >
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson Announces 3 Appointments
Gov-Elect Asa Hutchinson has announced appointments to two state commissions and a reappointment to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. read more >
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Watson Furniture Gets New Lease on Life (NWA Real Deals)
Philip Taldo has had a busy, happy month. Top on his list is his purchase of Watson Furniture Store on Main Street in downtown Springdale. Taldo, a Springdale real estate agent, paid $250,000 for the two-story, 10,720-SF building that he remembers fondly as the place his father started working at in 1951. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Trail Boosts Springdale’s Downtown Effort
The city of Springdale’s master plan calling for rejuvenating its downtown is estimated to be about $20.5 million in improvements, coinciding with the opening of the Razorback Greenway trail later this year. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Colleges See Need For Northwest Arkansas Outposts
As Northwest Arkansas has grown, so too have the post-secondary offerings in Benton and Washington counties. While the University of Arkansas enrollment topping 24,500 has been well publicized, other schools in the region are growing as well. read more >
by Chris Bahn -